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.Y 3,102,282 CONTROL FOR PULLING-OVER AND HEEL SEAT' t LASTING MACHINE- Jacob S. Kamboran; 133 Forest `Ave.,'

t West Nev'vton,.Mass.'` n Filed Oct. 9, 1961, Ser. l\To.`143r,633v

25 Claims. (Cl.` 12`-10.5)

This invention relates to machines" for operating on shoes Iand, in particular, to improvements in the` control "means of the machine shown in application Serial No.

107,156, sled May 2, 1961.'

'I he `a .foresaid machine is designed `to applypullingover" forces tothe toe and forepart portions of upper to stretch it tightly on a last, mold the heel end Aand counter to the heel, end of. the last,-` clamp the upper to `the 'heel end, stress 'the lasting margin heightwise, Wipe the lasting margin of the upper and counter inwardly'against the insole, 'and Vadhesively attach the marginstothein-l sole. The several instrumentalities for performing the foregoing" operation 4are supplied with a workinguid so` as to operate in al predetermined sequence by `shifting fof p an operator-actuated control valve from a position venting the lcontrol system through `a neutral position Vto a work-ing position. In thev aforesaid machine, the control valve is normally iheld in venting position and a treadle is provided for moving it through the neutral position to the working position, The control valve is held in its i working position throughoutthe cycle bythe treadle.

The control valve, at any time during the cycle of` operation, may be movedfrom its VWorking positionto its neutral position by partial `release ot thetreadle to stop `the machine at a given phase'of its cycle of operation to permit inspection,or`maybe movedto its venting position by completely releasing the treadle to restore the "machine to its initial condition.A

The principal objectof thisl invention is to provide an United States Patent O 1 FIG. l5;

l have been placed in :the machineand the upper has been .v

improved `control whereby the control valve, after it is moved toits working position to initiate operation of the" 1 cycle, may, during the early part of the cycle as in the prior machine, be-,moved to aneutral` position or to a venting'position, but, .in contrast thereto, at a predeter- `mined phase of the cycle of operation after the operation is once initiated,.to prevent the control valve frombeing moved away from its-working position until the cycle is completed. t

- t The invention will now be described in greater `detail with reference to-the accompanying drawings wherein:

" f FIGL 1 `is a side elevation of the machine,fshowing the treadlehold-down for'improfvedcontrol;v v

" FIG. 2is elevation takenV on the line `2 2 of employed'to control the operation of the machine; IFIG. 4 is a partial rontelevation of the machine; FIG. 5y is a front view of the upper tensioning unit; Q t

l FIG. 6 `is a'de'tail 'of the mechanism'for adjusting the upper tensioning-.unit along thewbars on which it is silidablymounted; t,

,FIG 7 is aview ofA the mechanism for swinging thel FIG. s `is a view taken along the lines-s Ofrro. 7; FIG. 9 is a detail of thekmechanism for lremoving the heel seat lasting unit from ,its outaof-the-way i position to Vvits working position;

`FIG. lOls la viewytakenalong the line 10-,-10 of IFIG. llfis a vertical section through the heel yseat lasting unit; if j PIG.` 12 is a plan view of the heel-clamping means;

i FIG. 13 is aside elevation of ftheheel-clamping means;

' FIG. 17` isa detail, partly inpsection, ofthe heel seat lasting `unit and lthe heid-down unit; g FIG. 18 is `a detail of an auxiliary presser un't; y

' FIG. 19 is a schematic representation off a piiotvalve and the motors `iior moving the upper tensioning unit;

FIG. 2O is a section lof the pilot valve shown in FIG. 3;

y FIG. 2l is a schematic representation .of the control system of the machine; i

FIG. `22 is a plain View of the shoe and last after they gripped by the fron-t and side pincers;

FIG. 23 a view taken Ion the line 23`23 of FIG'. 2.2i FIG. 24 is a showing ,of tire shoe and last afterftlhe shoe has Ibeen brought to bear aga-instthe hold-down foot;

FIG. 25 is a plan View of the shoe as it is aboutto be t. clarnped by the heel-clamping pad; y i Y FIG. 2.6 is asection showing the sbloearfter it has been f I 'clamped by the heel-clampingpad;

FIG; 27 is an elevation'insection showing the heel portion of the shoe and last at the completion'of 1the machine cycle; and r FIG. 28 `is a view taken on the line 2S-2S ofFIG. 27.

Referringto FIGS. 1 and 4, the machine comprises a n frame 10 supporting near its'base an inclined pil-ate 12;v An vair-actuator motor 14 (fFIG. 1) is` mounted on the platef1i2an-d has a piston rod 16 vextending upwardly therefrom, that is vertically-guided in a guide bearing 18 secured to the frame. A'post 2,0 -islpivotallly'secured to the piston vrod `16 vby 'a pi'votf2l2-` A rod 24 lis disposed in a socket atthe upper endf of the post 20. The rod 24 has a collar 26; slildable thereon, which Ais adjustableV axially of the rod by a screwZS, rotation of whichis effected by means including a chain `36 and Wheel 38. A swivel block `40is pir/totally mounted on the rod with its bottom side resting on the collar 26 andnetained thereon `FIG. 3'` is 1an elevation of.thetreadle andA pilot'valve fsecured` to side pincers brackets 120. `A Wheel 121'"isA Y by a snap ring 42. g Thus', raising and lowem'og 26 also raises and lowers theblocl; 40.y l A last-supporting plate 54 and a Vlast pin the collar v T'he swivel block y4C' hasta groove 60 (FIMGj) on each side thereof, and parallel bars 62 arerigidly mounted in .o

each groove y60 to extend forwardly of die block 40. v An air-operatedmotor-Glis pivotallly connected zt'o' each ber A62 to extend forwardly of the block 40. The piston" rods 66 (FIG. 6) of the motors 64 arerigidlly connected to a head `67 forming vpai-t of an 'upper tensioning unit v V68 that'is slidably mounted onthe bars 62.

` The unit 168V supports,` -at its forwardjend, a toerrest roller 74 `for adjustment heightwise thereon.

Anair-operated motor 84 (PIG.l 5), mounted on the unit A68 is connected by a piston rod (not shown) toa ,T-bar 88 that is slidably mountedffor up-and-down rnovefy ment in the unit `68. -v At the top of the uprightlimbt 901` of v v;..the T-bar there is mounted a front pincers bracket 92.v j The bracket 92 has a pair of upright 'slots 94 which ref ceive studs 96 that are threaded intothe T-bar 88 to thereby adjustab-ly mount the bracket 92 on the Tgbar. A pincers 98 is mounted on the bra'cketf92. Y The pincers 98 comprises astationary pincers 'jaw 100 rigidly Vconnected to thelbracket 92 and a movable pincers jaw `102 swingably mounted on the' bracket 92. The javv` 102 is Y normally open Iand an air-operated motor 104, mounted Von `the bracket 92, is provided for closing it.l A .shaft 114 having right and ileft-,hand threads at its oppositeV ends is mounted on the bracket 92. The threaded portions of the screw are screwed into bosses 118` that'are securedto 4one ofthe ends ofthe shaft 114. The brack t t f '5c are 'l mounted'at the upper end of the' post onY aholder44,

3 ets 120, which are slidably mounted on the prone legs 122 of the T-bar 88, support side pincers 124. Each side pincers 124 comprises a xed jaw 126 rigidly connected `to a bracket 120 and a movable jaw 128 pivotally mounted on a bracket 120 by a pivot 130 and pivotally connected to the piston rod 132 of an air-operated motor 134 that is secured to an extension 136 on each bracket 120.

A shelf 138 is secured to one of the bars 62 (FIG. 5). A bracket 140 -is `slidably mounted on the shelf 138 and can be locked in a desired position on the shelf by swinging a handle 142 that is pivoted to the bracket 140 by a rod 143 that is rigidly connected to the handle and pivotally mounted in the bracket. The handle includes a cam 144 whose center is eccentric with respect to the rod 143 and thereby engages the shelf 138 to lock the bracket 140 in place upon swinging of the handle. The bracket 140 has a spring-return, air-operated pilot motor 146 mounted thereon. The piston rod 148 of the motor 146 is engageable with the valve spool 149 of a pilot valve 151 mounted on the upper tensioning unit 68.

The post 20 is pivotally connected to the legs 150 of a i forked pitman 152 that straddles the post (FIGS. 7 and 8). The pitman 152 is pivotally and eccentrically connected to a crank 154. The crank 154 is connected to a shaft 156 which, in turn, is pivotally mounted in the frame 10. The shaft 156 has a gear 158 secured thereto that is in mesh with a rack 160` mounted on a D-shaped rack support 162, the rack being slidably guided in gibs 163 located in the frame 10. An air-operated motor 164, mounted in the frame 10, hasA a piston rod 166 connected to the rack frame 162 to effect the vertical movement of the rack 160 and hence swinging movement of the post 20 about the pivot 22. A valve 168 (FIG. 7) is mounted in the frame and has a valve spool engageable by lugs 170 and 172 at either extremity of movement of the rack frame 162, the lugs being adjustably mounted in the rack frame. A shock absorber 174 is interposed between the frame 10 and the rack 160 to eliminate chattering and ensure a smooth operation when the rack is caused to move upwardly or downwardly in the frame.

A heel seat lasting unit 176 (FIG. 1) is mounted in the frame 10 rearwardly of the upper tensioning unit 68. Referring to FIGS. y9 through 13, the unit 176 comprises amain slide plate 178 slidably mounted for forward and rearward movement on `gibs 188 in the frame 10 (FIG. 11). A block 182 is secured to plate 178 and is slidable in a slot 184 formed in a table 186, which table forms a part of the frame 10. A oating actuator 188 (FIG. 9) is secured to the block 182. The actuator 188 comprises a bar 190 depending from and'rigid with the block 18,2. An air-operated motor 192 is pivoted to the bar 190 and has a piston rod 194 extending upwardly therefrom. A pair of toggle links 196 and 198 are pivoted at their adjoining ends to the piston rod 194 and are respectively pivoted at their opposite ends to the bar 190 and a block 199 taking the form of a nut. A screw 200 is rotatably mounted .in hangers 202 and 204 depending from the table 186, extends through a clearance opening 206 in the bar 190 and is threaded into the nut 199. The screw 200 is connected through a gear train 208 (FIG. 10) and a shaft 210 to a wheel 211. Thus, rotation of the wheel 211 causes the nut 199 to move axially of the screw 200 and causes the floating actuator 188, the block 182, the main slide plate 178 and the members carried thereby to move forwardly and rearwardly in the frame. Actuation of the motor 192 to open or close the toggle linkage formed by the members 194, 196 and 198 will also cause the main slide plate 178 and the members carried thereby to move forwardly and rearwardly in the frame.

A pair of air-actuated motors 212 (FIGS. l2 and 13) are mounted on the plate 178. Each motor 212 has a piston rod 214 that is pivotally connected to a lever 216 by a pivot 218. The levers 216 have legs 220 extending toward each other from the pivots 218 and legs 222 extending forwardly and divergently from the pivots 218. The legs 220 are pivotally connected by pivots 224 to a slide 226. A pair of tension springs 228 and 230 are connected at their opposite ends to arms 232 that are xed -to the legs 220. The springs force the levers 216 about the pivots 218 Ito the position shown in FIG. 12 where the contiguous faces of the legs 220 abut each other. The slide 226 is slidably mounted yin gibs 234 mounted on the plate 178. The lever legs 222 have studs 236 adjustably mounted in their extremities and the studs 236 are axed to the ends of a U-shaped heel-clamping pad 238 made of a flexible material such as leather. A pair of sprocket chains 240 are wrapped around the outer periphery of the pad 238. Each chain 240 is anchored at one end to a stud 236. The slide 226 has a projection 242 at its forward end (FIG. l2), having a slot (not shown) in which the other end of each chain 240 is received. A pair of pins 246 mounted in the projection 242 extend across the slot and through the ends of the chains 240 remote from the studs 236. A pair of spring-return, airactuated motors 248 are mounted in each of the lever legs 222 (FIGS. 12 and 18). The motors 248 have pistons 250 extending toward the pad 238 below the chains 240. A presser member 252 is aixed to each piston 250.

A bridge 254 is anchored at its ends to the sides of the main slide plate 178 and extends thereover. An air-operated motor 256 (FIG. 17) is secured to a rib 258 at the rear of the main slide plate 17 8. The piston rod 260 of the motor 256 has a rack 262 thereon -that is in mesh with a `gear 264 (FIG. 14), rotatably mounted beneath the bridge 254 on a pin 266 fixed in the bridge. A wiper supporting slide plate 268 is slidably supported on gibs 270 in the frame (FIGS. 11 and 14). rl`he plate 268 has a slot 272 extending transverse to the rack 262 which receives an eccentrically mounted crank pin 274 depending from the gear 264. The piston rod 260 has an enlargement 276 to which are pivoted the ends of links 278. The opposite ends of the links 278 are pivoted to wiper cams 280 and a wiper 282 is mounted in each wiper cam. The wiper cams 280 have curved cam slots 284 with a center of curvature at the point where the wipers diverge `from each other, indicated by numeral 286 in FIG. 14. The wiper cams rest on the plate 268 and the plate has rollers 288 extending upwardly therefrom into the cam slots 284.. A valve actuating lug 289, mounted on the piston rod 260, is engageable with the valve spool 290 of a valve 292 that depends from the bridge 254.

A hold-down unit 294 (FIGS. l, 15 and 17) is mounted on a frame cover 296 located above the plates 178 and 268 and the wiper cams 280. The unit 294 comprises a lever 298 pivoted to a clevis 299 on the cover 296 by a pivot 300. A link 302 is pivoted to the cover 296 below the pivot 300 `and both the lever 298 and the link 302 are pivotally connected to a hold-down foot 304. The lever 298, link 302 `and foot 304 thus form a parallel linkage mechanism whereby counterclockwise movement of the lever (FIG. l5) imparts a substantially rectilinear downward movement to the foot 304 and clockwise movement of the lever 298 imparts a substantially rectilinear upward movement to the foot 304.

A pin 306 is rotatably mounted in the cover 296 rear-y wardly of the pivot 300 and a roller 308 is aixed to the pin 306. A roller 310 is rotatably mounted in a clevis 312 that is slidably mounted for up-and-down movement at the rear end of the lever 298 opposite the roller 308. A screw 314 bears against 'the upper surface of the clevis 312 to limit the upward movement of the clevis 312 in the lever 298.

An air-operated spring return motor 316 (FIG. 17) is secured to the cover 296. The piston rod 318 ofthe motor 316 has `a cam 320 secured thereto that is interposed between the rollers 308 4and 310. A tension spring 322- (FIG. 16), extending from ,the pin 306 to a pin 324 `xed to the lever 298, urges the roller 310 against the cam 320. The cam 320 has a high portion '326 that is normally interposed 4between lthe rollers' 308, 310. The actuation of the motor 316 to bring a low portion 328 of the cam between the .rollers'willcause :the spring 3-22 to move the `roller 310, which acts as `a cam follower, downwardly against the cam portion 328, swing the lever 298 clockwise, and thereby raise the hol-d-down toot 304, for a purpose that is explained below.

` A plate 330 is secured to the cover 296 (FIG. 4). The plate 330 has indicia thereon representing various shoe s1zes. A gauge bar 332 has antend located above the vreferred to method, a flaccid counter coated on both of its surfaces with adhesive is inserted in 'a pocket formed between an upper and a liner at the heel end of the upper, `the upperis draped about Ithe last, tensioning forces are applied at the toe end of the upper to wrap the upper about the heeltend of the last and initiate the molding of the counter to the shape of the last, the last is moved to a heel seat lasting position .and forced upwardly against a hold-down,` upward tensioning forces are applied at the toe end of the upper to assemble the upper on the last, a

clamping force is applied at the heel of the last `to maintain the upper stationary on the last and to complete the molding of the counter to [the shape of the last, and the margins ot the upper and counter are wiped down onto an insole located on the bottom of the last 'to thereby plate 330 and is connected at its other end to the bridge unite the lasted margin of the,upper to the insole by.

adhesively bonding the counter to the upper and insole.

In'setting up the machine for a particular size oflast, the knobs 334 (FIG. 4), which are threaded onto the studs 236, are rotated to move the studs toward' or away from each. other to thereby adjust the contour of the clamping pad I238. 'Ihe wheel 121 is rotated to move the |side pincers y124 ltoward or away from each other.

The wheel 38 is rotated to raise or lower the `block 40 on the post 24 and thus raise or lower the upper tensioning unit 68 with respectto the rod 24 and theA last pin 50 at the upper end of the rod 24. A last pin holder such as `356 of the motor 146 .to extendthe piston rod 148 out 68 along rth-e bars 62 away from the block 40 until the piston rod 14S `again moves the valve spool 149 to the FIG. 19 position. Oper-ation of the handle 142 to move -t'ne piston rod 148 lettwardlyfagainst the knob 342 moves the knob leftwardly in the valve housing to provide an lair path between the ponts 336 and 348 to actuate the motors 64 to move the upper tensioning unit 68 along the bars 62 towards the block 40` until the piston rod 148 stops its lettward movement and the valve spool 149 re- `assumes its FIG. 19 position. Thus, movement of the bracket 140onthe shelf 138 in -a given direction causes the upper tensioning unit 68 to move along the bars 62 a corresponding amount in the same direction.

Heightwise adjustment of the toe rest roller 74 (FIG. 5 is Vetlected by ya wheel 82, a shaft 81 fixed at its upper end to the wheel, a pulley 83 fixed to the lower end o-f the shaft, an endless belt 85 entrained about the pulley 83, and a pulley 8.6 tixed to a screw (not shown) which is threaded into fthe lower end of a post (notshown) supporting the toe rest roller 74, as described in greater detail in the aforesaid pending application.

The rack 160 normally has its lower `end in mesh with the pinion 158 so that the 'post 2.0 and the upper tensioning unit 68 areswung away fromthe heel seat lasting unit v176 and the liolddlown unit 294 as shown in FIG. 1,

and the toggle linkage of the floating actuator 188 is normally` in the FIG. 9 position so that the heel Vseat lasting unit 176 is` in a rearward position in the frame 10.

44, having the appropriate heightwise dimension, is

mounted at the top of the rod 24. The heightwise dimension of the ylast pin holder used is dependent on the height- Y wise` dimension of the l-ast.

The screw 314 `is rotated `to raise or lower it in the lever 298. Since the spring 322 urges the rollers 308, 310

t toward .each other, the heightwiseimovement of the screw 314 causes a corresponding heightwise movement of the clevis 312 and a raisingor lowering of the hold-down foot 304. The hold-down foot should be positioned below the bottoms of the wipers 282 an amount that is dependent on the thickness of the upper margin and the counter.

The wheel 211 is rotated -to move the heel seat lasting unit 176 forwardly or rearwardly in thev frame 10. `l

The position of the bracket 1410 on the shelf 138 is adjusted to correspondingly adjust the position of the upper t tensioning unit 68 on the bar 62. 'Iltis is accomplished in .the following manner. The pilot valve 151, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 19, has a centrally located air inlet port 336 and vent ports 338 and 340 on opposite sides of the port 336. The valve spool 149 has a knob 342 at one end and a compression spring 344 is interposed between the knob 342 and the valve housing 346 to 'yieldably urge the valve spool against the aforementioned piston rod 14s (F1os). nected to one end of the motors 64- anda port 350y that is connected to the other end of the motors 64. Lands 352 and 354 on the valve spool 149 normally block the lports 348 and 350.A Air normally enters the inlet p'ort The valve has a port 348 that `is con-` A last 353is provided having an insole 360l mounted on its bottom and an upper 362 draped thereon. A liner 364 is 'secured to the heel ofthe upper to engage the heel of the last and la counter 366 is located in the pocket formed between the upper and .the liner.

pin 50 entering the conventional last pin hole in the last. The toe portion of 'the upper and last is supported on the toe roller 74, the .toe end of the upper margin is ill,-

serted 'between the jaws of the pincers 98, and the forepart portions of :the upper margin is` inserted between l the jaws of .tihe iside pincers 124. At this time the upper f end of the liner 364 is substantially level with tihe vinsole 360 and the upper margins of the counter 366 and upper 362 at `the heel end of the last extend above the insole 360, as indicated in FIGS. 22 Iand 23.

. An automatically operated pneumatic control systemv v is provided to cause the machine to go through a cycle.

amountthe pedal may move clockwise under the influence l of the counterweight. A pilot valve 37 S is mounted above 378 has lands 398` and 400 which block the ports 388 and 392`When the valve spool is in neutral position. 'Ilhe Valve spool is normally urged downwardly by a compres- 'Ihe last is, placed bottom-up on the last-supporting plate 54 with the i sion spring 402 interposed :between the valve housing 382 and a knob 404 on the end of the spool to bring the knob to bear against the pedal extension 369. In this position, an air passage is Iopen between an air inlet line 406, that is connected to a source of air pressure (not shown), and the line 394 ieading to the venting side of the system through the ports 380 and 392. At the same time, air from the working side of the system escapes to atmosphere through the line 390 and ports 388 and 384. A movement of the valve spool 396 upwardly an amount sufhcient to provide an air passage between the ports 380 and 388 causes air under pressure to enter the working side of lthe system through the port 388 and permits air on the venting side of the system to pass to atmosphere through the line 394 land the ports 392 and 386.

The valve spool 396 has a head 407 at its upper end that is engageable with the valve housing 382 to limit the downward movement of the valve spool in the housing. A stud 408 is slidably mounted in alignment with the valve spool 396 in a bracket 410 above the valve 378. The stud has an enlarged head 412 at its lower end that afcts as a stop, and a pair of llock muts 414 at its upper end above the bracket 410. A compression spring 416 interposed between the bracket 410 and the head 412 yieldably urges the stud 408 downwardly to a position where the lower lock nut 414 engages the 4bracket 410. When the operator depresses the pedal 368 to raise the valve spool 396 he will feel no resistance to the pressure exerted by his foot until the head 407 of the valve spool engages the head 412 of the stud 408. At this position of the valve spool the pneumatic system is in neutral position and all the elements controlled by the system remain in `the position they were in prior to the placing of the valve in neutral position. An application of increased pressure by the operator on the pedal 368 to overcome the force of the spring 416 will place the valve spool in position to connect the working side of the system to .the source of air pressure and operate the various motors controlled by the system in the below-described sequence.

As disclosed in the above-mentioned application, a-t any time during the operation of the machine cycle the operator may stop the machine in a particular position by releasing the pedal 368 until he no longer feels the pressure of the spring 416 and thu-s bring the valve spool 396 (FIG. 20) to neutral position, or by releasing the pedal entirely to bring the valve spool 396 to the venting position to return the machine to its starting position.

In accordance with this invention, the locking means is provided for holding the pedal 368 depressed when a predetermined phase of the cycle of operation of the machine is reached so as to hold the valve spool 396 in the working position and to prevent movement of the valve spool away from the Working position until the cycle is completed, thus making it possible for the operator to remove his foot from the pedal without interruption of :the operation of the machine.V The locking means comprises a cylinder 600 fastened by a bracket 602 to the frame (FIG. 2) of the machine, above the pedal 368. The cylinder 600 `contains a piston rod 604 normally held retracted by a spring 606 (FIG. 21) and movable downwardly in opposition to the spring by air supplied through a conductor 608 at the upper end of the cylinder, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 2.1.

During the initial phase of the `cycle of operation and up to the point where the end and side pincers 98 and 124 are raised heightwise of lche last, the latter being held stationary by the hold-down 304 to stress the upper material heightwise of the last, it is desirable, as in the prior machine, to be able to stop the machine at any point for the purpose of inspection, or to vent the control system to return the machine to its initial position to start all over again. Accordingly, the control system for effecting sequential operation of the motor, as shown in FIG. 2l, corresponds to that shown in the prior application, modiied to the extent that there is means associated with the control system operable, at that phase of the cyclical operation of the machine when heightwise stressing is effected, to move the locking means into position and to hold it in position until the cycle is completed.

After the Alast and shoe have been positioned in the machine in the manner described above, the pedal 368 is depressed an amount suihcient to overcome the force of the spring 416 and bring the valve 378 to a position where the air line 406 is in communication with the air line 390 and the working side of the pneumatic system. Referring to FlG. 21, -where the air lines in the working side of the system are drawn solid and the air `lines in the venting side of the system are drawn dotted, air pressure passes from line 390 to the -motors 104 and 134 to actuate them to cause the `front pincers 98 and the side pincers 124 to grip the margin of the upper as indicated in FIGS. 22 and 23. lIf desired, additional pincers may be provided to engage the upper margin at the ball of the shoe. The additional pincers may be mounted to partake of the forward and heightwise movement of the pincers 98 and 124 described below. Alternatively, the pincers v124 may be mounted to engage the upper at the ball of the shoe. After the motors 104 and 134 have been actuated, the air passes through a sequence valve 450 to actuate a fourway pilot valve 452. The function of the sequence valve, as described in the aforesaid pending application, is to supply pressure fluid to a part of the system until a predetermined pressure is reached and then to bypass the pressure to another part of the system. The actuation of the pilot valve 452 allows air to pass `from a line 454, through the valve 452 and a line 456 into a three-way pilot valve 45S to move the valve 458 from its a to its b position. Prior to the depression of the pedal 368 by the operator, air had flowed from the line 406, the valve 378, the line `394, a `line 467, a line 526, the valve 458, the line 356 and a flow control valve 459 into the motor 146 to force -the piston 462 of the motor leftwardly (FIG. 6) against a stop 464 thereby compressing the spring 358. Immediately after the depression of the pedal 368, the motors 104 and 134 were actuated, causing air to vent out of the motors 104 and 134 through a line 461 and the valve 378. The air passing through the line 461 maintains the pressure against the piston 462 by passing through the valve 458 before the spring 358 can move the piston rightwardly (FIG. 6). The dow control valve 459 slows down the egress of air from the motor 146 sufficiently to allow this to take place. The movement of the valve 458 to its b position allows the air in the motor 146 to vent to atmosphere through the line 356, the valve 458, the line 460 and the valve 452. The spring 358 therefore moves the piston rod 148 rightwardly (FIG. 6) to actuate the valve 1511 to cause air to enter the motors 64 through an air line 466, the valve '151 and an air line 468 in the manner described above. Actuation of the motors 64 causes the upper tensioning mechanism including the pincers 98 and 124 to move forwardly on the bars 62 to thereby horizontally stretch the upper in the direction of the toe of the `last and cause a firm wrapping of the upper about the heel of the last and a tension force on the counter to start to mold it to the shape of the last.

Air pressure can now pass through a sequence valve 470 to actuate a three-way valve 472 to allow air to pass through the lines 390 and 474, the valve 472 and lines 476 and 478 to the motor 164. The motor l164 is thus actuated to lower the piston rod 166 (FIG. 7) and the rack frame 162 to thereby `swing the post 20 about the pivot 22 to a position where the shoe is adjacent to but not in engagement with the heel seat lasting unit 176 and the hold-down unit 294. In this position the post 20 is in alignment with the hold-down `foot 304 but the insole 360 is below the bottom of the hold-down foot. In addition, in this position, the shoe upper and last are not in engagement with the heel clamping pad 238.

The lowering of the rack `frame 162 causes the lug 

9. IN A PULLING-OVER AND END LASTING MACHINE WHEREIN THERE IS MEANS FOR CONFORMING AN UPPER TO ONE END AND TOP OF A LAST AND OTHER MEANS FOR THEREAFTER LASTING THE LASTING MARGIN AT SAID END; FLUID-ACTUATED MOTORS OPERABLE IN SEQUENCE FOR EFFECTING OPERATION OF SAID MEANS, A CONTROL VALVE HAVING AN OPERATIVE AND AN INOPERATIVE POSITION, MEANS MOUNTING THE VALVE FOR MOVEMENT FROM EACH OF SAID POSITIONS TO THE OTHER POSITION, FLUID CONTROL MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE CONTROL VALVE AND THE MOTORS, MEANS OPERATIVE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL VALVE FROM SAID INOPERATIVE TO SAID OPERATIVE POSITION TO ACTUATE SAID FLUID CONTROL MEANS TO INITIATE A CYCLE OF OPERATION, MEANS OPERATIVE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL VALVE FROM SAID OPERATIVE TO SAID INOPERATIVE POSITION DURING THE CONFORMING PHASE OF THE CYCLE TO ACTUATE THE FLUID CONTROL MEANS TO STOP THE MACHINE, AND MEANS OPERABLE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFORMING PHASE TO RENDER THE CONTROL VALVE IMMOVABLE FROM SSID OPERATIVE TO SAID INOPERATIVE POSITION. 